The Happy Horns of Clark Terry

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The Happy Horns of Clark Terry
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedMarch 13, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length39:09
LabelImpulse!
ProducerBob Thiele
Clark Terry chronology
Oscar Peterson Trio + One
(1964)
The Happy Horns of Clark Terry
(1964)
Live 1964
(1964)

The Happy Horns of Clark Terry is an album by American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player Clark Terry featuring performances recorded in March 1964 for the Impulse! label.[1] Reissued in 2012 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Impulse! Records, it resurfaced with Terry's only other record for the label as a solo leader, It's What's Happenin'.[2]

Reception[edit]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "This all-star CD has plenty of memorable moments... The lively music is quite enjoyable".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Harry Carney, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 4:39
  2. "In a Mist" (Bix Beiderbecke) - 4:08
  3. "Return to Swahili" (Clark Terry) - 3:04
  4. "Ellington Rides Again: a. Don't Get Around Much Anymore; b. Perdido; c. I'm Beginning to See the Light" (a. Ellington,[4] b. Juan Tizol, c. Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Harry James, Don George) - 2:56
  5. "Impulsive" (Hodges) - 4:40
  6. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (Ellington, Bob Russell) - 3:37
  7. "Jazz Conversations" (Buck Clayton, Bob Hammer) - 4:29
  8. "High Towers" (Henri Woode) - 3:48
  9. "Hammerhead Waltz" (Hammer) - 2:48
  • Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 13, 1964

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed March 21, 2011
  2. ^ Impulse! 2-on-1 Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 30, 2014
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 21, 2011
  4. ^ The 1994 MCA/GRP re-issue of the album credits Ruseel-Ellington